Why is Crafting still in the game?

[TrystWildkey]

You do know that come 2.2 they are putting in ilvl 90 crafted items, which will be better then all coil and myth gear because they can be melded. Hardcore people who are chasing world/server firsts will be making these and penta melding them to get an advantage till they are able to get the 110+ gear from coil 6-9.

If it is your goal to make gil with crafting you can make a lot at the start of 2.2.

Is this confirmed? If so, then perhaps it's a good thing that I haven't run out of subscription time yet.

However, if the i90 crafted items follow the same pattern, and require tomestones, then I'm still in the same boat.

EDIT: I should also add, that earning gil is really not one of my goals. I craft because I enjoy it, and because originally, with 1.0 and 1.23, it was a great way for me to be able to contribute to my ls since I'm not one of the better players with regard to dungeons and raids.

[Zumi]

Is this confirmed? If so, then perhaps it's a good thing that I haven't run out of subscription time yet.

However, if the i90 crafted items follow the same pattern, and require tomestones, then I'm still in the same boat.

They said lvl90 crafted items come from mythology which will be uncapped in 2.2.

[TrystWildkey]

They said lvl90 crafted items come from mythology which will be uncapped in 2.2.

Yeah, then I'm still in the same boat. I'm still going to be required to run dungeons to get the tomestones. And unless the crafted gear is better than the gear you can get via myth tomes, then nothing has changed.

[Versiroth]

Yeah, then I'm still in the same boat. I'm still going to be required to run dungeons to get the tomestones. And unless the crafted gear is better than the gear you can get via myth tomes, then nothing has changed.

Sorry, but making crafted gear better than gear you need to farm would quite literally ruin the game and shorten it's life. Why grind tomes for weeks when people could just RMT there way to a better crafted set in no time at all?

[LineageRazor]

I craft because I like to craft. For that reason, I'm glad it's still in the game. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that I enjoy progressing my crafting classes even more than I do my DoM/DoW classes.

However, the fact that I don't level crafting jobs with the intent to make money does not make it an less disappointing to know that SE has pretty much flat-out stated that crafting classes will never amount to anything worthwhile, in order to combat RMT.

[Alistaire]

Yeah, then I'm still in the same boat. I'm still going to be required to run dungeons to get the tomestones. And unless the crafted gear is better than the gear you can get via myth tomes, then nothing has changed.

I don't get why the horrible attitude about this. Are you trying to play this without doing any of the content whatsoever, other than crafting?

[Mitty_Tsuyoi]

They said lvl90 crafted items come from mythology which will be uncapped in 2.2.

can i get a citation on this one please, i cannot seem to find when or where did the dev mentioned this. all i know is more recipes for 2.2, didnt specificaly said i90 where you need mythology points for materials.

p.s. nice hair /wink

[Gilthas]

can i get a citation on this one please, i cannot seem to find when or where did the dev mentioned this. all i know is more recipes for 2.2, didnt specificaly said i90 where you need mythology points for materials.

p.s. nice hair /wink

Looking at some of the fixes for patch 2.16 and SE's statements, my interpretation is rather that the materials for the new crafting recipees will come from the new unspoiled gathering nodes and items you buy with the new tomestones. But I guess it could be mythology items.

[LlenCoram]

EDIT: I should also add, that earning gil is really not one of my goals. I craft because I enjoy it, and because originally, with 1.0 and 1.23, it was a great way for me to be able to contribute to my ls since I'm not one of the better players with regard to dungeons and raids.

I know this pain so well. There's a reason everyone calls me fishercat. I fished because I enjoyed it (in 1.xx), and because my massive hoard of fish were all mostly useful. If it wasn't for some potion or food, it was for crystals or shards, and that's not to mention the shards, dark matter, and catalysts I could pull up as well. I didn't endgame or raid or whatever, so I helped my shell with fish.

Gathering and crafting both got ruined, in my mind. It's a real shame.